Volume to area connect
Volume to area connect
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Hi
I have a concrete wall, i want to connect a connect a steel plate to it and a W section frame is connected through the plate to the wall.
I mesh the plate and W sections with SHELL181 elements and the concrete wall with SOLID65.
(See the attached picture)
I apply loads to the wall, the wall moves but the plate and W sections don't. How can i connect a meshed volume to a shell element area??
Thanks in advance
I have a concrete wall, i want to connect a connect a steel plate to it and a W section frame is connected through the plate to the wall.
I mesh the plate and W sections with SHELL181 elements and the concrete wall with SOLID65.
(See the attached picture)
I apply loads to the wall, the wall moves but the plate and W sections don't. How can i connect a meshed volume to a shell element area??
Thanks in advance





RE: Volume to area connect
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RE: Volume to area connect
Often solid-shell element connections require constraint equations to capture the behavior properly, since shell elements have an extra degree of freedom. However, for situations such as lap-joints, surface-to-surface contact works just fine.